2020-05-01

May Day: NLC demands implementation of N30,000 minimum wage in Kwara
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has appealed to the Kwara Government to ensure immediate and full implementation of the N30,000 minimum wage to its workers. The union said the implementation must be done in the fac...

KWARA GETS FIVE-YEAR AGRIC MASTER PLAN - Agric Commissioner
Kwara State Comprehensive Agricultural Master Plan will be ready soon to guide the AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq administration's policy direction on agriculture as the world prepares for post-COVID-19 economy, Commissioner fo...

Kwara begins phased reopening Monday, distributes face masks
* Insists we're not out of danger yet * Military to man borders as police lead internal ops * State records three new COVID-19 cases * Govt okays special allowances for health workers attending to COVI...

COVID-19: Kwara records three new cases, prepares to ease lockdown
Kwara state government on Friday said the state has recorded three new cases of COVID-19. It added that new development brings the total numbers of confirmed cases in the state to 14. The Deputy Gover...

2020-04-30

OPINION: SHEHU USMAN MUSTAPHA:THE WALI OF ILORIN @ 90. By Abubakar Imam
Old age is a treasury. Not necessarily of material wealth but of deep wisdom derived from varied experiences, which money cannot buy. -Anonymous Longeivity is a rare blessing: Everyone desires it.Not every hu...

Kwara Speaker hails Wali of Ilorin at 90
The Speaker, Kwara state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Salihu Yakubu Danladi has joined family, associates and league of well wishers in celebrating an elder statesman and Wali of Ilorin, Alh. Usman Mustapha as he clocks ...

COVID-19: Over 6000 Residents Receive Kwara Govt Palliative in Oke-Ero
No fewer that 6000 residents of Oke-ero local government area on Wednesday received Kwara state government palliative to cushion effects of lockdown amidst ravaging COVID-19. Kwara COVID-19 Palliative Committe...

BUA chief gives Kwara fresh N100m for COVID-19 fight
...As donations hit N230m Chairman of the BUA Group Abdulsamad Rabiu has donated another N100m to Kwara State's campaign against COVID-19 pandemic, a few weeks after he initially donated N1bn to some frontline stat...

COVID-19: Kwara Police arrests local hunter for allegedly killing commercial bus driver
A local hunter, Suleiman Tajudeen is now in police net for the alleged killing of a commercial bus driver at Eiyenkorin, some few kilometres to Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. According to police report, "the com...

COVID-19: Police prosecute 20 violators of lockdown order in Ilorin
An Ilorin Magistrates' Court on Thursday convicted 20 violators of the stay-at-home order aimed at containing the spread of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that ...

Kwara Governor Greets Wali Of Ilorin On 90th Birthday
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State has congratulated the Wali of Ilorin Alhaji Shehu Usman Mustapha as he joined the league of nonagenarians on Wednesday. "The Governor felicitates with the elder s...

2020-04-29

Firm Donates Palliative to Kwara Govt
An agricultural firm, Versa Nigeria Limited based in Kwara State, has joined other corporate bodies in the state to donate some palliative materials to the state government. The donation was to cushion the eff...

Kwara APC congratulates Dankaka as Chairman FCC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara has congratulated Alhaja Farida Dankaka on her appointment as Chairman, Federal Character Commission, FCC. In a statement issued today, the party stated that the ...

Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs congratulates Kolo on nomination as Kwara Commissioner FCC
Hon. Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hajia Aisha Ahman Pategi has congratulated Mr Daniel James Kolo on his nomination as Kwara Commissioner, Federal Character Commission by President Muhammad...

AbdulRazaq congratulates Kwara FCC nominees
• Commends President Buhari Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday congratulated Hajia Fareedah Dankaka and Mr James Kolo who have been nominated to serve at the Federal Character Commission (F...

COVID-19: Emir, Emirate Raise N50m Palliative for Vulnerable People in Ilorin
Emir of Ilorin Zulu Gambari Emir, Emirate Raise N50m Palliative for Vulnerable People in Ilorin Few weeks, after the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari set up an Ilorin Emirate Palliatives Fund to mitigate the ef...

2020-04-28

GOVERNOR ABDULRAZAQ COMMENCES RENOVATION OF 3 COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS IN (ADEWOLE WARD), KICK START WITH AGODI HEALTH CENTER
The executive Goverrnor of Kwara State, Alahji Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq as part of his ability to ensure quality community health deliverance has started the renovation of oke Agodi community health center & re equipment ...

Kwara reverses Aviation College's leave-without-pay directive to workers
The Kwara State Ministry of Tertiary Education, Science and Technology wishes to clarify that the government has neither approved for salaries to be paid in percentages nor for any member of staff at the International Avi...

COVID-19: Ilorin Aviation College Sends Staff on Unpaid Leave, Slashes April Salaries
The International Aviation College, Ilorin (IACI), Kwara State, has sent its workers on Leave without pay and slashed their salaries for April 2020. The members of the Non-academic Staff Union (NASU) College are grumblin...

COVID-19 - Tailors in Kwara, Osun Make Brisk Business Sewing Nose Masks
Some tailors in Ilorin, the Kwara capital, have declared that they shifted attention to production of nose masks due to high demand by the residents to guard against coronavirus. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) i...

Kwara commissioner nominee dies in Ilorin
One of Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State's commissioners designate, Mr Tunji Abel, is dead. He died on Friday in a private hospital in Ilorin, the state capital. Sources in the state branch o...